The Flight of the Birdman: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Speaks Out
How did a chain-smoking geek from Hanoi design the viral hit Flappy Bird - and why did he walk away? — By — Last April, Dong Nguyen, a quiet 28-year-old who lived with his parents in Hanoi, Vietna...
iOS 8: Apple polishes Maps data, adds public transit directions service
Apple is readying an upgraded version of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Maps application for the next major release of iOS in an effort to battle Google for mobile maps supremacy, according to sourc...
Feinstein: CIA searched Intelligence Committee computers
The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday sharply accused the CIA of violating federal law and undermining the constitutional principle of congressional oversight as she detailed public...
Steve Jobs Hated The Idea Of A Multi-Button Mouse, Designer Claims
From “no-button” design and multi-touch controls, to wireless technology and laser tracking, Apple mice have seen a lot of changes over the past decade or so. — Although Apple computers have come wi...
Leaked ad says two rear cameras on the new HTC One will allow post-shot focusing, 3D effects
EXCLUSIVE: here's why the HTC One 2014 has two cameras — HTC experiments with cameras to set its One phones apart and The All New One will have two cameras but we didn't know why until now.
Disney Ponders the Biggest Big Media YouTube Bet Yet: Buying Maker Studios
Disney has been talking to Maker Studios about an acquisition that would value the YouTube network at $500 million or more, according to people familiar with the negotiations. — A deal isn't guarant...
Google buys the ghost of Green Throttle Games, as TV arms race gathers speed
Four months after Santa Clara-based Green Throttle Games slowly shuffled off this mortal coil, PandoDaily has confirmed that its parts and labor have been quietly scooped up by Google as a possible as...
Amazon hopes to boost MP3 sales with limited music streaming service for Prime members
Amazon Working on Music-Streaming Service — To Spur Song Purchases, Limits Would Be Placed on Listening — Amazon.com Inc. is hoping to offer an on-demand music-streaming service to customers …
Secret-Sharing App Whisper Raising Another $30 Million at $200 Million Valuation
Whisper, the popular anonymous sharing app, is reeling in more money from venture capitalists, only six months after its last funding round. — The round is worth just shy of $30 million …
Intel's 800Gbps cables headed to cloud data centers and supercomputers
Intel's pitch for Silicon Photonics. — Intel and several of its partners said they will make 800Gbps cables available in the second half of this year, bringing big speed increases to supercomputers ...
Collaboration Software Maker Jive Explores Sale
Jive, the enterprise-focused software company that makes social communication and collaboration tools, has explored a sale during the last several months, sources familiar with the matter tell Re/code...
Speed-Reader Startup Spritz Closing $3.5M Seed
Spritz, a Boston-based startup that's been developing a speed-reading technology in stealth since 2011, is in the process of closing a $3.54 million seed funding round. Investors include Denis O'Brie...
Mt. Gox U.S. Affiliate's Assets Frozen by U.S. Judge
Mt. Gox Inc., the American affiliate of the bankrupt Bitcoin exchange that lost track of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of virtual currency, had its U.S. assets frozen by a federal judge in Ch...
Apple Continues Pursuit Of IT And Education With Improvements To Its ‘Secret’ Loyalty Pricing
If you're unfamiliar with Apple's Loyalty Program, we'll forgive you. It's not all that well publicized and for pretty good reason. It only kicks in if you're the kind of person who spends …
Amazon's TV streaming box to ship with Netflix and Hulu Plus apps
Amazon's Roku competitor, which could be unveiled any day now, won't just peddle the company's own video streaming service: The device will also have apps for direct competitors including Netflix and ...
Beats Music raise $60M-$100M to fund new music and features in challenge to Spotify
Jimmy Iovine's Beats Music Is Said to Raise Up to $100 Million — Beats Music LLC, the subscription streaming service from rapper Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine, raised a second round of fu...
Twitter testing click-to-call button which allows mobile users to call advertisers directly
Twitter tries to prove its ads drive sales — As part of its continued effort to evolve and broaden its advertising capabilities, Twitter is now touting itself as a platform for effective direct resp...
Jawbone releases UP 3.0 app for Android with support for new UP24 band
Summary: Just a couple months after the iOS release, Jawbone is now rolling out their UP 3.0 app for Android devices so you can now use the UP24 band with your favorite Android device. — Matthew Mil...
Apple Gets Final Okay for New Union Square Store in S.F.
Apple has been given the all clear to move ahead with construction on its new flagship store in San Francisco's Union Square. After months of negotiations, the store's lengthy approval process came t...
Mother sues Google over kids' apps after 5-year-old son buys $65 worth of virtual currency
A New York woman whose child spent $65.95 on digital “Crystals” has filed a lawsuit on behalf of other parents across the U.S., claiming the Google Play store is full of games and apps that lure child...
Discovery and Eric Schmidt Back Tapp, Platform for $10-Per-Month Web Video
Reportedly in Talks With Sarah Palin for a New Pay Channel Online — Fingerpaint — Former TV executives Jeff Gaspin and Jon Klein are starting an online video service with backing from Discovery Co...
Metamorphic Ventures raises ~$70M second fund, aims to bridge New York and Silicon Valley
Aiming to Bridge Silicon Valley and New York, Metamorphic Ventures Closes Second Fund — Silicon Valley may be the world's center of technology, but New York City drives a lot of other industries tha...
Google Updates Chrome Web Store With Support For Paid Extensions And Themes, Free Trials For Packaged Apps
Google made a couple of updates to its Chrome Web Store today and with these, developers can now use the store to offer free trials for packaged apps (which are able to run offline).
Investors are pouring millions into travel startups globally as mobile usage increases
Travel Tech Investors Are Ready For Takeoff — (Editor's Note: Christine Magee is an analyst for CrunchBase.) — Despite the popularity of travel booking sites like Kayak, TripAdvisor, and Expedia …